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Section1

GoodMorning.YouthCouncil.Carolinespeaking.

Oh,hello,I'minterestedinstandingforelectiontotheYouthCouncil,andIwastoldtogiveyouacall.

That'sgood.CouldIhaveyourname,please?

Yes,it'sRogerBrown.

Thankyou.I'mCaroline,theYouthCounciladministrator.

SodoyouknowmuchaboutwhattheCouncildoes,Roger?

I'vetalkedtoStephanie—Ithinkshe'sthechairoftheCouncil.

That'sright.

Andshetoldmealotaboutit.

Howit'sawayforyoungpeopletodiscusslocalissues,forexample,

andmakesuggestionstothetowncouncil.That'swhatmademeinterested.

Fine.Wellletmetakedownsomeofyourdetails.

Firstofall,howoldareyou?

YouknowtheCouncilisforyoungpeopleagedfrom13to18?

I'vejustturned18.

Andwheredoyoulive,Roger?

Well,that'sabitcomplicated.

AtthemomentI'mlookingforaflattorenthere,sol'minahosteIfromMondaytoFriday.

Igobacktomyparents'placeattheweekend.

OK,sowhere'sthebestplacetosendyousomeinformationabouttheCouncil?

Oh,tomyparents'address,please.

That's17,BuckleighStreet—B-U-C-K-L-E-I-G-HStreet,Stamford,Lincolnshire,

thoughyoudon'treallyneedthecounty.

Oh,IknowStamford—it'salovelytown.Andwhat'sthepostcode?

PE97QT.

Right,thankyou.Soareyouworkinghere,orareyouastudent?

Istartedstudyingattheuniversityacoupleofweeksago,

Thismeansfewerseatsintotalbutwe'vetakentheopportunitytoinstallseatsthatcaneasilybemoved,tocreatedifferentactingspaces.

We'vealsoturnedafewstoreroomsovertootherpurposeslikeusingthemformeetings.

Wetryhardtoinvolvemembersofthepublicinthetheatre.

Onewayisbyorgnisingbackstagetourssopeoplecanbeshownroundthebuildingandlearnhowatheatreoperates.

Theseareprovingverypopular.

Whatwe'refindingisthatpeoplewanttohavelunchoracupofcoffeewhilethey'rehere,

sowe'relookingintothepossibilityofopeningacafeinduecourse.

Wehaveabookshopwhichspecialisesinbooksaboutdramaandthatattractsplentyofcustomers.

Thentherearetwolargeroomsthatwillbedecoratednextmonth,

andthey'llbeavailableforhire,forconferencesandprivatefunctions,suchasparties.

We'realsoconsideringhiringoutcostumestoamateurdramaclubs.

NowIwanttotellyouaboutourworkshops.

Werecentlystartedaprogrammeofworkshopsthatanyonecanjoin.

Eventuallyweintendtoruncoursesinacting,

butwe'rewaitinguntilwe'vegottherightpeopleinplaceastrainers.

That'sprovingmoredifficultthanwe'dexpected!

There'sabigdemandtolearnaboutthetechnicalsideofputtingonaproduction,

andourlightingworkshophasalreadystartedwithgreatsuccess.

We'regoingtostartoneonsoundnextmonth.

Anumberofpeoplehaveenquiredaboutworkshopsonmake-up,andthat'ssomethingwe'reconsideringforthefuture.

Asurprisesuccessistheworkshoponmakingpuppets

wehappentohavesomeoneworkingherewhodoesitasahobby,andsheofferedtorunaworkshop.

Itwassopopularwe'renowrunningthemeverymonth!

Now,awordaboutthelayoutofthebuilding.

Theauditorium,stageanddressingroomsfortheactorsareallbelowgroundlevel.

Hereonthegroundfloorwehavemostoftheroomsthatthepublicdoesn'tsee.

Themajorityareinternal,sotheyhavewindowsintherooftolightthem.

Standinghereinthefoyer,you'reprobablywondering

whytheboxofficeisn'there,wherethepublicwouldexpecttofindit.

Well,youmighthavenoticeditonyourwayin

althoughit'spartofthisbuilding,it'snextdoorwithseparateentrancefromtheroad.

Forthetheatremanager'sofficeyouacrossthefoyerandthroughthedoubledoors,

turnrightandit'stheroomattheendofthecorridorwiththedoorontheleft.

Thelightingboxiswherethecomputerisestagelightingisoperatedandit'satthebackofthebuilding.

Whenyou'rethroughthedoubledoorsturnleft,turnrightatthewatercooler,andrightagainattheend.

It'sthesecondroomalongthatcorridor.

Thelightingboxhasawindowintotheauditorium,whichofcourseisbelowus.

Theartisticdirector'sofficeisthroughthedoubledoorsturnright

andit'sthefirstroomyoucometoontheright-handside.

Andfinally,forthemoment,theroomwhereI'lltakeyounext—therelaxationroom.

Soifyou'dliketocomewithme...

Section3

I'vebroughtmynotesonourBiologyFieldTriptoRockyBay,Colin,

sowecanworkonourreportontheresearchwedidtogether.

OK.I'vegotminetoo.Let'slookattheaimsofthetripfirst.

Right.Whatdidyouhave?

Ijustputsomethingaboutgettingexperienceofthedifferentsortsofproceduresusedonafieldtrip.

Butweneedsomethingaboutwhatcausesdifferentorganismstochooseparticularhabitats.

Iagree.Andsomethingaboutfindingouthowtoprotectorganismsindangerofdyingout?

Inouraims?

Butweweren'treallylookingatthat.

Isupposenot.OK,nowthere'sthelistofequipmentweallhadtobringonthefieldtrip.

Whatdidtheytellustobringarulerfor?

Itwassomethingaboutmeasuringtheslopeoftheshore,

butofcoursewedidn'tneeditbecauseweweremeasuringwinddirection,andwe'dbroughtthecompassforthat...

Butnotthepieceofstringtoholdupintheair!

Didn'tMrBlakemakeafussaboutusleavingthatbehind.

Yeah.Hedoesgoon.Anywayitwaseasytogetonefromanotherofthestudents.

Now,thenextsection'stheprocedure.Isentyouthedraftofthat.

Yeah.Itwasclear,butIdon'tthinkweneedallthesedetailsofwhattimeweleft

andwhattimewegotbackandhowwedividedupdifferentresearchtasks.

OK.I'lllookatthatagain.

Thenwehavetodescribeourmethodofinvestigationindetail.

Solet'sbeginwithhowwemeasuredwavespeedIwassurprisedhowstraightforwardthatwas.

I'dexpectedustohavesomesortofhigh-techdevicenotjuststandthereandcountthenumberofwavesperminute.

Notveryprecise,butIsupposeitwasgoodenough.

Butthewaywemeasuredtheamountofsaltwasinteresting.

Inthewaterfromtherockpools?

Yeah,oh,Iwantedtocheckthechemicalsweusedinthelabwhenweanalysedthosesamples

wasitpotassiumchromateandsilvernitrate?

That'sright.

OK.Andweneedthemapoftheseashore.Youjustleftthattome.

AndIhadtodoitwhilethetidewaslow,wellthatwasOK,

buttheplaceIstarteditfromwasdownonthebeach

thenIrealisedIshouldhavegoneuphighertogetbettervisibility,soIhadtostartalloveragain.

ButatleastI'dgotthesquaredpaperorI'dhavehadproblemsdrawingitalltoscale.

Yeah.Itlooksgood.

Wecouldgetamapoftheregionofftheinternetandseeifweneedtomakeanychanges.

IhadalookbutIcouldn'tfindanything.

Butyoutooksomepictures,didn'tyou?

Yeah.I'llemailyouthemifyouwant.

OK.I'llmakemyamendmentsusingthosethenIcanscanitintoourreport.Great.

NowwhenwegettoourfindingsIthoughtwecoulddividethemupintothedifferentzones

weidentifiedontheshoreandtheproblemsorganismsfaceineachzone.

Soforthehighestarea.....

Thesplashzone?

Yeah,wefoundmostlythosetinyshellfishthathavestronghardshellsthatactasprotection.

Butnotfromotherorganismsthatmighteatthem,predators?

No,that'snotthemaindangerforthem.

Buttheshellspreventthemfromdryingoutbecausethey'reintheopenairformostofthetime.

Right.Andsincethey'reexposed,theyneedtobeabletofindsomesortofshelter,

orcoverthemselvesup,sotheydon'tgettoohot.

Theninthemiddleandlowerzones,nearerthesea,weneedtodiscusstheeffectsofwaveaction...

Yes,andhoworganismsdevelopstructurestopreventthemselvesfrombeingsweptaway,

orevendestroyedbybeingsmashedagainsttherocks.

Ihaven'tdoneanythingonthegeologicalchanges.Idon'tknowwhattoputforthat.

No,weweren'tconcentratingonthat.Maybeweneedtofindsomewebsites.

Goodidea.I'vegotthelecturenotesfromMr.Blake'sgeologycourse,butthey'retoogeneral.

ButwecouldaskhimwhichbooksonourReadingListmightbemosthelpful.

Right.OK,nowIdidadraftofthesectionofsourcesofpossibleerrorinourresearch,

butIdon'tknowifyouagree.

Forexample,thesizeofthesample,andwhetherit'sbigenoughtomakeanygeneralconclusionsfrom.

ButIthoughtactuallywedidhavequiteabigsample.

Wedid.Andourgeneralmethodofobservationseemedquitereliable.

Butwemightnotbeallthataccurateasfarastheactualnumbersgo.

Yeah,wemighthavemissedsomeorganisms—iftheywerehidingunderarockforexample.

Iwasn'tsureaboutthewaywedescribedtheirhabitats.

IdecideditwasprobablyOK.

Yeah,andthedescriptionswegaveofthesmallerorganisms,theyweren'tverydetailed,

buttheywereadequateinthiscontext.

I'mnotsureweidentifiedallthespeciescorrectlythough.

OK,we'dbettermentionthat.Now,howwe...

Section4

We'vebeendiscussingthefactorsthearchitecthastoconsiderwhendesigningdomesticbuildings.

I'mgoingtomoveonnowtoconsiderthedesignofpublicbuildings,

andI'llillustratethisbyreferringtothenewTaylorConcertHallthat'srecentlybeencompletedhereinthecity.

So,aswithadomesticbuilding,whendesigningapublicbuilding,anarchitectneedstoconsiderthefunctionofthebuilding

forexample,isittobeusedprimarilyforentertainment,orforeducation,orforadministration?

Thesecondthingthearchitectneedstothinkaboutisthecontextofthebuilding,

thisincludesitsphysicallocationobviouslybutitalsoincludesthesocialmeaningofthebuilding,

howitrelatesto